Camaret-sur-Mer
Regina
Espen Aalstad
Mon 10 Sep 2007 23:33
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48:16.9N 4:35.2 W
Started excellently out of Portsmouth including
with proudly with Spinnaker, but the wind died out and we continued by engine
and main as a support sail. Boring, perhaps, but in the middle of the night we
can spot a vessel on the AIS at 26kts. A quick check shows that it is
Queen Mary II approching from SW at a collision course. I make
contact on the VHF, and have a very nice chat with the officer on duty: He says
that he is SO sorry, but they can not give way due to other vessels. We agree
that we go starbord and behind, and that way we have a close up and
impressive view of a beatiful ship in the dark. The Officer at Queen Mary
II wishes us a nice watch as hes dissapers in the East. A quick stop in Camaret to tip up diesel and a Croque Monsieur with
beer before we set sail for the Biscay. NNE-NE 12-29 kts wind and 8-10 kts speed
for the first couple of hours..
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